House Approves Pro-Union Bill Despite Dim Senate Odds

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has approved Democratic legislation that would invigorate workers’ unions following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks. The bill that passed Tuesday on a 225-206 vote would block so-called Right to Work laws across the country and generally make it easier to organize a union. It would also prohibit companies from hiring replacements for workers on strike. The legislation has been endorsed by President Joe Biden, who recently gave his support to a union drive at an Amazon facility in Alabama. But the bill faces heavy opposition from Republicans, making it unlikely that it can pass the Senate and become law.